Cluesless in Singapore

Standing in the MRT this morning to work, a sudden commotion startled me.

Like any good Singaporean, I ignored it, since it wasn't my business.

However, things became more interesting when the words "fei li" (Mandarin for molest) came up.

Long story short, it was a woman who was claiming that some guy was molesting her my touching her.
My sympathies are with the woman, it's difficult in a crowded train not to get taken advantage off. But sympathies also go to the guy. In a crowded train, you might accidentally touch some over-reacting woman and get scolded for nothing.

So the pair started arguing, with the woman claiming that the guy touched her and was trying to molest her, while the guy was refuting that it was cause it was crowded that.
But things took a turn for the cringe-worthy when the woman started throwing claims that this is Singapore and there are laws here and that this isn't China. She then further claimed that the guy shouldn't try to take advantage of her because she can't speak Chinese.

It was so xenophobic and racist and not to mention shallow, I couldn't help but side with the guy when I heard that drivel being spouted. I wonder if she would not have reacted as such if it was some Chinese immigrant but rather a Singaporean.

*Disclaimer* I'm not siding with the woman or man with regards to the molesting incident, but rather the arguments that were used to justify their side of the story. I will officially state that I do not condone molesting women in crowded areas.